Turn the game Clue into a play and you have the masterfully entertaining Murder’s in the Heir!’ Almost every character in this hilarious mystery has the weapon, opportunity and motive to commit the unseen murder. And it’s up to your audience to decide who actually did it! Each of the heirs to the tyrannical billionaire Simon Starkweather has the means and the motive to do away with him. Starkweather gathers his family and employees to announce the contents of his will. His lawyer, Lois van Zandt, reveals that he has bequeathed vast fortunes to his befuddled niece Fiona, her playboy son Jordan, his great-niece Paula (a Southern belle) and his grandson Simon III, as well as to his many servants. Read more...Then Lois delivers the bombshell! Within hours this will becomes invalid. Of course, the rejected heirs are not pleased, so it’s not surprising when they roam the old mansion carrying such items as an ax, a gun and poison. Predictably, the lights go out, and Simon is discovered murdered. Simon III (played by the same actor who plays the elderly Simon) is determined to find his grandfather’s killer, with the help of detective Mike Davis. The play’s unique ending, utilizing secret ballots gathered at intermission from the audience, determines the killer in this Billy St. John maze of murder.

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Blocking a Scene DVD
Emphasizing script analysis, development of a floorplan, and collaboration with actors, this video focuses on two students as they begin their very first directing project.

Creative Drama Handbook
This is a basic step-by-step guide for conducting Creative Drama workshops, including over forty activities to assist a drama leader during the initial stages of developing the program.

Hear what directors and critics are saying:

It’s really fun and means that every night can have a different ending. It adds excitement for the audience, as well as the cast.Leslie Scatchard, Clear Heart Gallery, Petaluma, CA

...because of how much the audience enjoyed it. They loved being part of the ending and with a different murderer each performance we had repeat audience members. The cast also enjoyed the multiple murderers.

With multiple possible endings, no performance will be like the other, with no shortage of laughs along the way.The Oregonian, Portland, OR

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